Vista sidebar memory

Recommended Posts. DarkSiege Posted February 10, Posted February 10, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options CPressland Posted February 10, Long Posted February 10, WarStorm Posted February 10, What gadgets are you using? Maybe it could be one of them. SirEvan Posted March 7, When Vista was at the beta stage I was all for dismissing the Sidebar; I did not need a big clock and the other Gadgets made little appeal.

However, as time goes by I have become an advocate of this panel with its Gadgets and I recommend that give this new feature a chance. As more and more companies commission developers to create Gadgets, so our choice will get better and better, moreover, trust me, there is a Gadget for everyone. My interest in the Vista Sidebar was rekindled from an unlikely source — Google. Suddenly, I made the connection, Vista can do for my desktop what Google applets do for my browser.

After my conversion to Gadgets, I suddenly began to see must-have items where before I could only see dross. Note the word Windows before Sidebar. Remember that the Sidebar is merely a container object for the Gadgets.

Technically, the container is controlled by the aptly named executable: sidebar. Here are your options:. Sidebar Options Start sidebar when windows starts. Arrangement Sidebar is always on top of other windows Display Sidebar on this side of the screen Right or Left.

Opacity e. For example, with WindGuru you can select the coastline near you. While the Gadgets natural home is in the Vista Sidebar, they are capable of a free existence and thus can roam anywhere on the desktop. Be aware, not all gadgets can be configured, in which case there is no spanner symbol. You should cycle through all the gadgets that you have added. How cool is correcting a minor problem on a server with a couple of taps on your smartphone? Thanks to the Solarwinds Mobile IT Admin App, you can carryout routine tasks with a flick of your fingers on a phone screen.

Download your fully functional 30 day trial of this Mobile IT App. You have to be a believer. Watch out for a rash of tools that you did not know that you needed! Savour the discovery of that little gem amongst the distracters. Enjoy exploring the border between a toy and a time-saver. Take pleasure from trying a new applet, I say again, one or two will turn out to be indispensable. If you want a focussed search then browse through the categories before you start downloading and installing.

As usual, Microsoft provide 3 ways of doing everything; while this overkill often induces ridicule, it does infuse newbies with confidence that wherever they click, double click, or right hand click, they will soon install the Windows Vista Gadget and get it configured to their preference. Gadgets really are taking off.

Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. I have recently discovered that over time my Windows Sidebar utility consumes more and more memory. Is there any way to fix this problem??? Thanx for your help!!! This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 0.